Scene Study for Stage & Screen with Geoff Gustafson (Level III)

This transformative class offers an in-depth exploration of text analysis, the emotional life of a scene, and character development. This is an advanced level class and requires instructor approval for admission. This class has a live performance showcase at the end of the term for friends, family, and industry peers.

Class Overview

Class Outline

Topics Covered

Competitive Advantage

Upcoming Sessions

Pricing

Class Outline

Admission for this Scene Study class is by invitation only at the instructors discretion.

All actors, whether novices or veterans, need to stretch their muscles. Scene Study is where a new actor discovers the joys of bringing a story to life, and where a seasoned professional learns to push themselves in exploring a different part of their craft.

Through extensive character work and text analysis, our Scene Study for Film & Television classes focus on telling the story of a scene and embodying a character’s arc (their journey throughout the scene). You will discover the emotional and physcial life of your character, use text analysis to mine scripts for motifs and indisputable facts, and learn how to navigate your character’s objectives while responding to the choices of your scene partner.

In this class, students will examine and explore an assigned scene over a period of four weeks. With their scene partner, students will have several opportunities to act out and improve their performance. Actors of all levels and abilities will be challenged to explore their character’s objectives, take risks, and connect with their partner truthfully.

The skills learned in this class allow actors to build and strengthen the tools needed to effectively book and perform larger, more complex roles.

Topics Covered

In this class you will learn and implement:

Process & rehearsal

Research – project, character, story

Emotional connectivity

Truthfulness and spontaneity in a technical environment

Adjustments for the lenses

Dissecting the beats of a scene

Seeing the scene from multiple paradigms

Creating business and using props

The preparation required the night before, and moments before you perform

Identifying and honoring the facts of a scene

Our Competitive Advantage

When you study at Vancouver Acting School, you receive more than a simple class. Vancouver Acting School is housed within a full-fledged casting facility, with creative industry professionals working on a regular basis. In addition to a working atmosphere, students at Vancouver Acting School get the Competitive Advantage, putting them a step above the rest.

WHY TRAIN AT VANCOUVER ACTING SCHOOL?

Affordable Training:

Part-time classes elsewhere are often well over $300/month, our classes are all under $270/month.

Learn from working actors:

It’s not just what they know, it’s what they do.

Multiple performance opportunities every year:

Every term (12 weeks) and 2 Rhapsody events per year.

Free coaching for film & television auditions:

Be your sharpest when it matters most.

Incredible discounts on VAS workshops:

We truly want to help you make more than you spend. INCREDIBLE discounts on Casting Director Workshops and Business Workshops!

Free mentoring on both your craft and your business:

It’s not enough to just know the art of acting. You need to know how to turn those skills into paid work. Our coaches can guide you through the step-by-step strategies.

Upcoming Sessions

*Please note that this staple of our offerings is now a 12 week minimum, like all other classes.